My favorite radio show is This American Life. It airs Saturday morning at 10:00 on KCRW. I subscribe to the podcast so I'm sure I'll never miss a show. This morning I was listening to the podcast of the February 29th show. One of the stories was about rooms New York City teachers who have been accused of wrong doing are sent to. Teachers are to report to these rooms every day until their situation is cleared up or until they're fired. The rooms are referred to as "the rubber room." Teachers spend months and sometimes years in these rooms. They receive full pay while they're in the rubber room. They just sit and wait. They play cards. They sleep. They participate in book clubs. They participate in impromptu classes. Can you believe this? There's even a movie about New York's rubber rooms.
Check out the link http://www.rubberroommovie.com/
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Joke, right? There's the old adage that says don't believe everything you read or hear. Come on e .. the rubber room ...
It's true...check out the link. Can you believe it? I think I need to visit a rubber room. Just for a few days.
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